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九龍

九龍

See also: 九龙

Chinese

nine; 9 dragon; imperial; Long (a surname)
trad. (九龍) 九 龍
simp. (九龙) 九 龙

Noun

九龍

  1. (Chinese mythology) nine dragons that were able to control water resources to prevent flooding
  2. (Chinese mythology) beast ridden by immortals
  3. (literary, figuratively, laudatory) nine men from the same school or family

Derived terms

  • 九龍壁／九龙壁

Proper noun

九龍

  1. Kowloon (an area in Hong Kong)
  2. (～江) Jiulong River (river in southern Fujian)

Synonyms

  • (river): 北溪 (Běixī) (upper reaches, above the confluence with the Xixi); 龍江／龙江 (Lóngjiāng) (obsolete or historical)

Derived terms

  • 九龍仔／九龙仔
  • 九龍半島／九龙半岛
  • 九龍城／九龙城
  • 九龍塘／九龙塘
  • 九龍灣／九龙湾

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (九龍):

Others:

  • English: Kowloon
  • Korean: 주룽 (jurung)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
九 龍
きゅう
Grade: 1 		りゅう
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Alternative forms

  • 九竜 (Shinjitai)

Proper noun

九龍 ‎(kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 九竜, hiragana きゅうりゅう, romaji Kyūryū)

  1. Kowloon

Synonyms

  • クーロン ‎(Kūron)
  • ガウロン ‎(Gauron)
  • カオルーン ‎(Kaorūn)
  • ジウロン ‎(Jiuron)

Pronunciation

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